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Main Entrance, Building Code, Comfort =Berner Air Curtains + Heat + AMCA
Meet IECC Code with AMCA Certified Air Curtains plus Heat
– No room for a vestibule?
– Concerned about winter-time comfort?
The IECC Code allows AMCA certified air curtains as an alternative to vestibules.

To give more options for main entrances, Berner now has heated air curtains with AMCA certification. When temperatures are low, air curtains with heat give the ability for the building manager to provide additional heat at the front door while reducing the number of times the primary HVAC system runs.
Learn more about using air curtains as an alternative to vestibules at Berner – Building Codes & Certifications
Berner offers ambient, electric, steam, and hot water heated air curtains.

As a lift table, the Max-Lift Bench is ideally suited for ergonomic positioning of large loads weighing up to 2,000 lbs such as sub-assemblies , cabinets, or other items that require a solid worktop. It’s unique design features a 30″ x 72″ top with optional slide-in deck extensions to expand the size to 36″ x 72″ and 48″ x 72″. This allows quick and easy changing of the deck size to suit the load required. Custom top sizes are also available. The Max-Ratchet Latch system automatically locks in the table height at predetermined positions to ensure a safe working environment and eliminate hydraulic drift. To disengage, simply raise the table above the set height and lift the kick bar.

As a workbench, the table includes all the standard lift table features with the expanded work bench options of an Adjustable Overhead Light, PC & Keyboard Mount, Overhead Balancer Rack, Electrical Strip and more. Most work benches with manual or electric lift capabilities only have a travel of 12″. The Max-Lift Bench has a lift range of 45″. This allows the operator better ergonomic positioning of larger assemblies. The work bench is attached to the lift table and with its optional retractable casters can be easily re-positioning in work assembly cell environments. The work bench option can be customized to individual needs.

Kids Earn a Free Book:
The Barnes & Noble Summer Reading Program is here to help you on your way, encouraging you to read books of your own choosing and earn a FREE book, simply by following these three easy steps:

1. Read any eight books this summer and record them in your Summer Reading Journal you can pick up at the store or print here (English or Español). Tell us which part of the book is your favorite, and why.
2. Bring your completed journal to the Oak Brook Mall Barnes & Noble store between May 16th and September 5th, 2017.
3. Choose your FREE reading adventure from the book list featured on the back of the journal.

Retro-Fitted Industrial Test FixtureThey may come in different names; motorized casters, hub motors, or power wheels, but the idea is fundamentally the same. Take an existing manually powered cart and add a motorized drive system to provide a powered assist for moving heavy loads.
Somewhere in a back room, you may have a manual material handling cart that sits unused for one reason or another. Maybe a cart is too heavy to move manually, or it no longer functions well with other warehouse equipment. Or it needs to transport heavy payloads on inclines, but can’t.
An easy way to regain productivity of existing carts is to retro-fit them with a motorized drive system. Here are several reasons that companies have done this, and examples of their custom retrofitted carts.
The weight of the cart requires a high amount of force to manually move it. This can result in:
Injuries to workers caused by excessive strain.

Requiring forces to move the cart that exceed corporate ergonomic guidelines for safe movement. Photos 2, 3 and 4 were such cases. These companies realized after constructing their manual carts that – with the load – the push/pull forces surpassed their corporate standards.

The cart needs to align and work with other equipment such as mules, but achieving this manually is too difficult or causes injuries.
The unloaded cart can be moved easily, but is too heavy to move safely when filled with materials. Photo 1 shows a tool box with a motorized retrofit solution to this problem.

Inclines require more force to move a cart than is manually possible or safe.
Maneuverability is an issue. In narrow aisles or small areas, forklifts and mules may not have enough clearance. But a motorized cart can fit while carrying a heavy payload.

A forklift alternative is needed. In contrast to a cart, a forklift’s higher speed and the skills, training and (sometimes) license needed to operate it, can restrict the flow and timing of materials throughout an assembly floor. Forklifts can also pose a higher safety risk within a facility. With motorized carts’ lower operating speeds and different load-lifting requirements, operators do not need specialized training, making it easier for companies to have employees utilize custom motorized carts.

By utilizing a retro-fit to an existing cart, you can successfully address any of these issues without losing your initial investment or purchasing an entirely new cart. Electro Kinetic Technologies can design and install a motorized drive system for your cart, or we can send you a kit to mount onto the cart yourself. Contact us to discuss how we can make your existing cart more productive with a retro-fit.

These Heavy Duty Air Curtains can be used above entry doors and industrial warehouse doors to prevent loss of cool air and maintain a clean environment. These curtains contain a heavy duty 20 gauge rigid steel cabinets, with baked on epoxy powder coat paint for durability. Motor is a heavy duty, PSC, direct drive high efficiency and signed for use with SCR controllers. Motors are permanently lubricated for long life and have thermal over load protection. SCR speed controller supplied on all units compatible with the motor with low end adjustment for air volume control and savings in power consumption. These heavy duty units have a ¾ HP motor, and can go up to a 12’ high doorway. Heating options available, contact factory.

Mounted to the beams in the flue space, these guards protect in-rack sprinkler heads from impact and damage from pallets and loads. For around $41.00 or less per sprinkler head (depending on quantity), you can protect your buildings, rack systems, and stored products from water damage due to a lift truck load hitting a sprinkler.